Ever since the early Beatles days, Paul McCartney’s signature instrument has been the Höfner 500/1 violin bass guitar. In 1961, an 18-year-old McCartney bought the instrument in Hamburg for £30. That was McCartney’s primary instrument for the Beatles’ entire run. His bass was stolen in 1972, and it was returned to him more than 50 […]
Kennedy Center Is Being Renamed Trump-Kennedy Center
Donald Trump is renaming the Kennedy Center after himself. The John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts, better known as the Kennedy Center, will know be known as the Donald J. Trump And The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts. Trump put his own name first and everything. White House press […]
Jam City – “star 2” & “angels”
Jack Chatham, the forward-thinking British dance producer who records as Jam City, released the album Jam City Presents EFM in 2023. On that record, he worked with artists like Aidan, Empress Of, and Wet. Today, Jam City follows that LP with a new two-song single called death of an english high street. This time, he’s […]
The 10 Best Shoegaze Albums Of 2025
It’s easy to pinpoint when trends in music begin: People rally around a specific band or album, a new scene forms around a shared sensibility, or a particular sound permeates the zeitgeist. It’s more difficult to determine when something ends. After years of slowly creeping back into the fore, shoegaze’s popularity exploded in 2023 due […]
Watch Yo La Tengo Cover Patti Smith With Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Matt Berninger, & Lenny Kaye
Indie rock legends Yo La Tengo are now one third of the way through their annual Hanukkah residency at New York’s Bowery Ballroom. The band’s Hanukkah shows always feature cool covers and surprise guests, and this year’s shows have been especially action-packed. In the first few nights, they paid tribute to. Ace Frehley and Spinal […]
St. Vincent Covers David Bowie’s “Young Americans” On Colbert
Two years ago, St. Vincent covered David Bowie’s 1975 classic “Young Americans” at the Love Rocks NYC benefit. But if you wanted to enjoy her version of the song, you had to settle for cell-phone footage from fans. That is no longer the case. Last night. Annie Clark brought her version of “Young Americans” to […]
’90s Alt-Rockers Summercamp Announce Reunion Show
The Santa Barbara-based ’90s alt-rockers Summercamp, one word — not to be confused with the London-based 2010s indie pop band Summer Camp, two words — broke up in 2001, and they haven’t performed since a hometown reunion show in the summer of 2015. That’s about to change. Summercamp (the one-word ’90s Summercamp from California) just […]
Kay Flock Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison
Kay Flock has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Back in March, the NYC rapper, whose real name is Kevin Perez, was convicted of a range of serious crimes including racketeering conspiracy, attempted murder, and assault with a deadly weapon in aid of racketeering, all of it related to his activities with the gang […]
Perry Farrell Apologizes For Onstage Brawl That Ended Jane’s Addiction
Improbably, the Jane’s Addiction conflict has been resolved on a peaceful note. The band’s classic lineup was in the midst of a reunion tour, releasing new music, and teasing an album when everything went to shit last year. During the band’s show at Boston’s Leader Bank Pavilion, frontman Perry Farrell started an onstage fistfight with […]
The Mountain Goats Played Colbert With Tommy Stinson In Tow
The Mountain Goats’ recent album Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan features a bunch of guests, from Lin-Manuel Miranda to Mikaela Davis to Josh Kaufman. The coolest name on the list — and he’d be the coolest name on most lists — is Replacements bassist Tommy Stinson, who played on two tracks. The addition […]